— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11, 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, August 6
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 639 120 791 59
Last Week 477 86 813 150
Last Year 620 213 821 166
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
■4.00-5.00 higher; cows 2.00-3.00
higher; bullocks strong to 1.00
higher; bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.
Supply included 700 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 1050-1325 lb.
58.75-60.60; Choice 950-1410 lb.
59.00- few late sales 57.75-
59.00, few Choice yield grade 2
60.00- high Good and low
Choice 57.00-59.00; Good 54.75-
57.75, including several 1100-1450
lb. Good Holsteins 54.75-56.50;
few Standard and low Good 52.00-
55.35.
- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-950 lb. 56.00-57.25, ten
head 57.50-58.50; Good 54.00-56.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 40.25-42.85,
couple 43.50-45.00; Cutter 38.50-
41.50; Canner and low Cutter
35.25-38.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 55.00-
57.00, few 57.25-58.50; Good 50.00-
55.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1600
lb. 51.50-55.50, several 1375-
1665 lb. 56.00-56.50, couple 57.50-
57.85; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb.
47.60-50.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
3.00 higher with bulk of weights
under 120 lb. returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-80.00,
couple 82.00; Choice 73.00-78.00;
Good 69.00-73.00; Standard 62.00-
69.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 80.00-
85.00; bulk 90-120 lb. bull calves
65.00-72.00
SHEEP: Small supply Good
spring slaughter lambs 2.00-4.00
higher with no Choice on offer;
slaughter ewes fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Few lots
Good 60-90 lb. 36.00-37.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 12.00-15.00.
Growing Degree
Days, Rainfall
A report from Penn State of
weekly crop and weather
roundups with a report on
weather conditions for the week
ending August 6.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 75
degrees, 1 degree above the
normal average for the time of
year.
Growing degree days for crops
that start at 50-degrees totaled
1935, or 43 more than normal in
an average year
Rainfall for the week totaled
1.24 inches; rainfall from April 1
totaled 18 14 inches, or .89 inches
more than normal.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET. INC.
1 mile east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at
1:30 P.M. starting with
feeder cattle and pigs.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, August 7
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 899 532 58
Last Week 706 695 36
Last Year 1317 735 51
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers mostly
3.00 higher; cows 2.00-3.50
higher; bullocks 1.00-3.00 higher;
bulls strong to 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb.
58.75- Choice 950-1400 lb.
57.50-59.25, mainly 58.00-59.00,
few mainly yield grade 2 59.35-
60.00; high Good and low Choice
55.75- Good 54.50-56.50; few
Standard and low Good 51.50-
53.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 39.75-43.50, few
43.50-45.00; Cutter 38.50-42.00;
Canner and low Cutter 36.75-
39.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 53.85-57.25, few 58.00-58.75,
with three head 61.25-63.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1150-1550
lb. 52.00-53.75, couple 55.75-56.85,
individual 1815 lb. 58.75; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 48.00-52.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00-
5.00 higher; good demand for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 77.00-81.00,
few 81.50-83.00; Choice 72.00-
79.00; Good 64.00-71.00; Standard
60.50-65.00; Utility 80-110 lb. 56.00-
60.50, couple lots 61-73 lb. 47.50-
53.75.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 85.00-
95.00, one lot 92 lb. 110.00, and one
20-head lot 101 lb. 135.00; bulk 100-
125 lb. bull calves 70.00-79.75.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume of
any one class to fully test trends,
few head Good and Choice 60-90
lb. spring slaughter lambs 40.00-
44.50.
Local Grain
Thursday, August 9
These prices are made up of the
average prices quoted by five
participating local feed and grain
concerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel except for
ear com which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, August 9, 1973,
are as follows;
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn, Old 67.33 75.33
Shelled Com 3.03 3.27
Oats, Local 1.07 1.29
Oats,
Western
Barley
Wheat
1.55 1.72
1.95 2.30
3.52 3.72
+Bid is the price the dealer
will buy from the farmer
delivered to the mill. Offered is
the price the dealer will sell for at
his mill.
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 10.30A.M FAT HOGS and SHOATS
2.30 P.M. FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL
HORSE SALE MONDAY at 10:00 A.M
DAIRY SALE —WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P.M.
FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL THURSDAY
at 12:30 P.M.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager ( Phone: 717-354-2194
Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, Augusts
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 765 61 436 42
Last
Week 693 97 595 48
Last Year 1076 120 387 33
This Week’s
Auction 818 60 471 34
Last Week’s
Auction 700 100 568 53
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 lower than Mon
day’s best time, with some late
sales fully 2.00 lower; cows
strong to 1.00 higher, instances
2.00 higher on Utility; bulls and
bullocks mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100
1350 lb. 58.60-60.35; Choice 950-
1400 lb. 56.25-60.00, mainly 57.50-
59.50, load Choice yield grade 2 &
3 1100-1250 lb. 59.75-61.10; high
Good and low Choice 55.50-58.00;
Good 53.00-57.00; Standard and
low Good 51.60-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 55.00-58.50, few
59.00-60.00; Good 52.50-54.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 42.75-45.85, few
46.25-47.00; Cutter 38.00-42.50;
Canner and low Cutter 36.00-
38.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1300
lb. 57.00-59.25, few 59.00-60.10;
Good 52.00-56.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11200-1650
lb. 52.75-56.50, three head MOO
-1725 lb. 59.85-60.10; yield grade 2
1000-1600 lb. 49.50-52.50.
VEAL CALVES: Veal calves
fully steady.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-81.50;
Choice 75.00-80.00; Good 65.00-
72.00; Standard 55.00-63.00; few
Utility 50.00-55.50.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady
with Monday’s small supply, or
4.00-5.00 higher than last Wed
nesday.
SPRING LAMBS: Couple lots
Choice 60-105 lb. 45.00 45.50; one
lot Good 60 lb. 38.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, August 8
Reported receipts of 123 cows,
30 heifers; market steady with
last week’s market.
Load Lawrence County cows,
fresh 380 - 590.
Load Bradford County cows,
fresh, 485 - 600; springers, 510 -
650.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 485 -
820; springers, 620 - 815.
Load New York State
springers, 680 - 795.
Chester County herd dispersal,
46 head, all stages of production,
360 - 825.
Locally consigned cows, 370 -
785.
Springing Heifers, 410 - 650.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, August 9 Friday Weekly, Aug. 10
' Cattle Calves Sheep Cattle Calves
Today 1359 484 47 T hi s Week 4200 1200
Last Week 1065 483 19 Last Week 3422 1362
Last Year 1240 484 14 Last Year 4671 1568
CATTLE: Compared to last CATTLE: Slaughter steers
Thursday, slaughter 2.5<*3.00 very uneven, closing sales 2.50-
higher; cows weak to 50 3 qo higher; cows steady to 1.00
instances 1.00 lower; bulls and-* higher, after some sales being
bullocks strong to 1.00 higher. 2.00 higher early part of week;
Supply included 26 per cent cows hulls and bullocks strong to 1.00
and 18 per cent bulls. higher. Supply included an
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High estimated 50 per cent slaughter
Choice and Prime 1000-1400 lb. steers, 35 per cent cows and bulls,
59.50- few head 62.00-62.50; w ith the balance mainly feeder
Choice 950-1350 lb. 57.00-59.50, steers.
mainly 58.00-59.25; Good 55.00- SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
57.50, including several Holsteins choice and Prime 1000-1400 lb.
at 55.50-56.75; Standard and low 55.75-6l.OO; Choice 57.00-59.50,
Good 51.85-54.75. mainly 58.00-59.25, several Choice
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: yield grade 2& 3 59.75-61.25, few
Couple lots Choice 850-965 lb. head 62.00-62.50 at the close;
59.10-59.50. Good 54.50-57.50; Standard and
COWS: Utility and high low Good 51.50-54.75.
dressing Cutter 40.00-43.00, few SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
43.50- ; Cutter 38.0041.50, few choice 850-1000 lb. 55.00-58.50, few
37.50- Canner and low 59.00-6O.OO; Good 52.50-56.75.
Cutter 35.00-38.00. COWS: Utility and high
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1300 dressing Cutter 40.0043.50, few
lb. 55.00-57.75; Good 52.00-55.00. 43.5045.50, with several at mid-
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1500 wee fc 46,2547.00; Cutter 38.00-
lb. 54.00-57.50, couple 57.75-57.85, 41.50; Canner and low - Cutter
four head 2030-2395 lb. 53.25-56.00 ; 35.00-38.00.
yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb. 49.75- BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1300
54.00; few low dressing 47.00- lb 55.00-59.25, few 59.00-60.10;
50.00. - Good 52.00-56.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00- BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1600
3.00 higher. i b . 52.75-57.75, few head 58.00-
VEALERS: Prime 81.00-85.00, 60 10; yie id gra de 2 1000-1600 lb.
few 86.00-88.50; Choice 75.00- 49.50-54.00, few low dressing 950-
80.00; Good 70.00-75.00; Standard 1300 lb 47.00-50.00.
63.00-70.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
SHEEP: Spring lambs 4.00-6.00 300 higher. Demand good for
higher; slaughter ewes 3.004.00 calves re tumed to farm,
higher. VEALERS: Prime 80.00-85.00,
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 75- few b ead 86.00-88.50; Choice
100 lb. 46.0047.50; Good 65-95 lb. 75.00-8O.OO; Good 68.00-75.00;
43.0044.50. Standard 63.00-70.00; Utility 80-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility 110 lb. 56.00-62.00, couple lots 61-
and Good 19.00-23.50. 73 ] b 47.50-53.75.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 85.00-
95.00, one lot 92 lb. 110.00, and one
20-head lot 101 lb. 135.00; bulk
100-125 lb. bull calves 70.00-79.75.
Monday, Augusts, 1973
Calf Receipts 100.
Choice and Prime 74-81;
Standard 54-65.50; Good and Low
Choice 66-73.50; Common 48-
53.50.
Monday, August 6.1973
11 load of hay and 12 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton): Alfalfa, 2 loads 33.00 and
74.00; Timothy 37.50-53.00; Mixed
hay, few loads 33.00-50.00; Hay, 1
load at 54.00; Straw 33.00-42.00;
Ear Corn, 7 loads 45.00-85.00.
Regional Hoy Prices
Monday, Auguste, 1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay and straw steady to
strong.
Alfalfa
Mixed Hay
Timothy Hay 20.00-35.00
few to 45.00
25.00-
10.00-
Straw
Mulch
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PARADISE, PENNA.”
- BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
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Every Saturday At 9:00 A.M.
v
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For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 ° Paradise, Pa.
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
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BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Ph0ne:(717)397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro. Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717) *72-5491
John Bowman
Phone: (717) 653-5728
■40.00-50.00
few to 55.00
30.00-50.00